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best President the ccuntry'ever had. But
tbs Senator has three sons and three other
rsa, relatives ia the federal service.
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Especial Correspondence of tho Alexa. GAzETTEl
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct 81, 1887.

Long before nail R"S' teu v "io0H
corning. which was TIE hour set lor the
caring OF en- application ioF wit Oh error
II the Chicago anarchists cases, the Ccniei
nee room Of the Z. 5. Supreme court, ~
he basement Of the Capitol, was uncomiotl-
,blv crowded with lawyers ana newspapers
men who were wai'ing 10 hear me pfoGeeH-
res. ]. l.. Tucker, Gen. Pryor, zen; ID. T.
Butler, Captain Back ara MI; Soionon'
The counsel for the condemned prtsoneisi
we've present. apdi in whispered consultation,
i,nt at half past tea neither Justice Harlan
nor he record in the cases had arrived.
ili,,., ,,,jnutcs later, however, two men came
in csrryiap yiih difficulty a large blue tn
- trunk. corded with half inch rope,
,ct;ch contained the vo!umnous record
and nn1ar the weight OF which the bearers
y;s;hlv starrered, At twenty minutes 10
siAven Mr.. Jgetice Harlan entered the con.
ference roono, and after greeting the counsel
o,,.! directing that ali Of the newspaper nen
h, allowed to come in and take such places
as best suited their convenience, he seated
himself at his desk and called for attention.
As soon IS the room had become quiet,
Justice Harlan, without waiting for any form
al motion or application from the prs
onccs' counsel, said with slow dellberatlon
sTbis is sn application for writ OF error TO
bring NJ for review by the Supreme Court
of the L. s. judgment of the supreme
Court of the State Of Illinois involving The
liberty of one of the petitioners anG the lives
of the others. The time fixed for executing
the sentence Of death is l am informed the
11th dsv of November. Under the circum-
stances it is my duty TO facilitate an early
decision Of any question in the case OF wnich
the Supreme Court Of the y. S. may proper
" take copnjzance. II l should allow
writ of error it is quito certain that counsel
would have to repeat before that court the
argument which they propose now to make
bef,re me. On the other hand il ! should
refuse the writ the defendants would be at
liberty to renew :heir application before auy
other Justice Of the Supreme Court, ard as
human life aud liberty are involved, that
Justice might feel obliged, notwithstanding
q p,e vi0us refusal CT the writ, TO look INTO
the case and determine for himself Wheth-
cr writ Of error should be allow
ed. II be also refused, the Defendants
could take the papers to some other
member of the court and so On until each
Justice had hseu applisd 10 or untii some
Justice granted the writ. IL this way 1t Is
manifest that delays might occur that would
be very embarrassing in view CT the snort
time intervening between this day and the
date fixed for carrying into elect the Juog-
ment OF the State court. As the case is one
of a very serious character in whatever as
pect it may be regarded, deem it proper to
make gn oIder, which | row do,,hat counsel
present this application to tho court in open
3, ssion 10 the end that cary and lima! aC-
ton may bs had upon tho question whether
that court has Jurisdiction to review the
-, There reason
whv il may not be presented to the court
at lis session 10 day. Counsel may state
that the appication is made to the court
pursuant TO my direction" At twelve
o'cio: k, ,shen the q. S. Supreme Court met,
the counsel for the anarchists having in the
rnea;time held another conference, appeared
before that court, and General Roger 4.
P:vor made ;he motion for Il writ Of error
in lie cass referred 10, basing his argument
upou the crou0ds that tho statutes OF Hi
nois dating 10 the eIopaneiment CT Jlrics
makes il possible 10 try the prisoners with
partial ard pr,judiced jury, as was, in fact,
donein his case, aud hat such astetute is o.
noxious TO the federal constitution that the
prisoners were compelled tt testify against
themselves aud cIlminate themselves, and
that eliminating evidence against them WAS
ottaiaed by the police froO their private
desks without search warrants IN violation
Of the Constitutional provision hat man
shall not be deprived OF lie, etc, without
due process Of Jaw. At The conclusion OF
his remarks, Chief Justice Waite ordered
that these portions of record raising the
points presented be printed this afternoon,
and ssid the court would announce lis dec
sion next Monday.
Representative Wilson, of West Virginia,
is here to day. He will go to Middissax
County, Virginia, next week, and while there
will make g speech at Saluda, probably on
Wednesday, in favor of the election CT the
democratic candidate for the legislature
there. He says his ex colleague, Mr.. Eas-
tace Gibson, is hard at work in the Ohio
campaign, in which he hears Governor Cor
don, of Georgia, is also TO take Part.
In the q. 5. Supreme Court to-day Mr..
S. w. Packard, prominent member Of the
Chicago bar, as counsel for the prohibition
lists, moved that the Iowa cases DO advanced
so that they could be argued before de.
cision in similar cases from Kansas be rem
dered. These cases are before the court on
appeal By the liquor men, who contend that
their business and property cannot be de
siroyed without compensation.
The funeral services of RIs;em Efndi,
the late Secretary OF the Turkish legation,
at Oak Hill! yesterday, were conducted by
an Episcopal clergyman, as the deceased
was member ofthe Greek Church, the ten
els Of the two churches permitting certain
degree of determination.
No public arrangements have been made
for the reception of the Presidential party,
who are expected to arrive here about seven
o'clock to n orrow morning
Letters received bore to-day from Ohio
state that representative Craine of Texas,
the distinguished enti.prohibiiionist, has
entered the democratic campaign there and
is making the most effective speeches heard
there in many year. These letters cor
roborate what has been said in this CORES
pondeHce before, that the republicans of
Ohio are scared. Representative Mckinley,
republican of that State, writes that both
parties will do their level best, and that q
big vote will he polled. he saws the repub
licans will win by small majority unless
tho democrats succeed in thei: attempt 10